850 King St E
Oshawa, ON L1G 7X7
Canada
Join us in person on Thursday August 17th for an evening of reflecting on our learning and sharing stories about peoples’ voices being expected, noticed, listened to, augmented if needed, communicated and respected.
Several years ago, we embarked with families on a multi-year endeavor to sharpen our focus on how peoples’ capacity to make and guide decision-making can be recognized and upheld, so that they are involved in governing the direction of their lives and at much less risk of being cast into Guardianship and losing their status as a person in the eyes of the law. We started with the ways that families already were shaped and guided by the voices, wills and preferences of their family member with disability, and then we learned how to listen better.
Join us as we review: why this quest has been important for families; how giving and receiving supports in decision making is a natural part of all of our lives; the difference positive introductions can make; and other useful strategies to help others see our loved one’s capacities and contributions.
Doors open at 6.45pm for a 7pm start, running through till 8.30pm.